The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 84
... give more attention to the internal accommodation of castles than had ever been given before . There are many accounts still remaining concerning his improvement and embellishment of the royal castles . The lower parts of their halls ...
... give more attention to the internal accommodation of castles than had ever been given before . There are many accounts still remaining concerning his improvement and embellishment of the royal castles . The lower parts of their halls ...
Page 103
... give a better view ) . The wall - towers , however , remained to the bitter end to give the full flavour of Feudalism to the castle . So , too , does the great gatehouse , although this suffers various necessary modifications . At ...
... give a better view ) . The wall - towers , however , remained to the bitter end to give the full flavour of Feudalism to the castle . So , too , does the great gatehouse , although this suffers various necessary modifications . At ...
Page 104
... give the besiegers as much of a journey as possible when they were trying to force an entry . At Portchester the gatehouse was added to externally no less than three times , so that to enter the castle you have to pass through four ...
... give the besiegers as much of a journey as possible when they were trying to force an entry . At Portchester the gatehouse was added to externally no less than three times , so that to enter the castle you have to pass through four ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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